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Hesketh & MarrStone Merchants · Est. 1931 Visit the yard
Reclaimed & Hand-dressed stone · North Yorkshire

Old stone, laid well again.

Reclaimed York flags, setts, steps and copings, dressed by hand and photographed lot by lot before they leave the yard.Three acres of reclaimed York flags, setts, steps and copings, lifted from mills, chapels and market streets. Every lot is sorted and dressed by hand in our yard, then measured and photographed, so you know exactly what you are buying before it leaves.

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4,000 m²reclaimed flags in stock
Fourgenerations of masons
Saturdaymornings, yard open
Weathered York stone steps edged with ferns, rising through a garden
Lot 0412, reclaimed York stepsRelaid in a Dales garden
Supplying homeowners, designers and conservation builders since 1931Every lot measured and photographedDelivered across Great Britain
Reclaimed stone flags stacked on a pallet in the yard
Flags waiting to be lotted, Bay 3
Old hand tools hanging on a limestone wall in a barn
The banker shed
No. 01 · The yard

Nothing leaves until a mason is happy with it.

Reclaimed stone is only as good as the hands that sort it. Ours goes through the same three stages it did when the yard opened.

  1. I

    Lifted

    From mill floors, chapel yards and street schemes, usually ahead of demolition. We note where every load came from.

  2. II

    Dressed

    Edges are pitched square by hand with a pitching tool and boaster. Faces stay as they are; the wear is the point.

  3. III

    Lotted

    Measured, photographed and given a lot number. You can reserve a whole lot, so your terrace comes from one source.

No. 02 · The stone

What is on the yard today.

Six families of stone, each with its own history. Stock moves weekly, so the finder below shows what is actually available, lot by lot.

Reclaimed stone flags stacked edge on, buff and grey38 lots

Reclaimed York flags

50 to 75 mm
Provenance
Mill floors and pavements across the West Riding.
Character
Buff to blue-grey, soft worn faces, the odd fossil ripple.
Granite setts laid in tight courses21 lots

Hand-dressed setts

100 × 100 to 250 mm
Provenance
Granite and gritstone from street and dock schemes.
Character
Domed tops polished by a century of iron wheels.
Curved stone steps rising beside a granite sett path14 lots

Steps & copings

Up to 2.4 m
Provenance
Solid treads from chapels, warehouses and town houses.
Character
Dished centres and rounded nosings. Re-tooled on request.
Rounded river cobbles set close together9 lots

Cobbles

Bedded or loose
Provenance
Yard and stable floors, gathered from rivers long ago.
Character
Rounded, grey to plum. Best laid tight in lime mortar.
Dry stone walling with lichen on weathered limestone17 lots

Walling stone

By the tonne
Provenance
Field walls and outbuildings taken down with consent.
Character
Lichen, weathered beds and the colour of the hills it came from.
Large hand-tooled sandstone blocks in a wallMade to order

Dressed new stone

Cut to drawing
Provenance
New block from Yorkshire quarries, dressed in our shed.
Character
Tooled, pitched or rubbed finishes to match existing work.
No. 03 · Stock finder

Tell us the job. We will tell you what is on the yard.

Four short questions. You will see how many lots could suit, and we will hold them for you while you decide.

What are you working on?

Pick the closest. We will ask the rest.

What character are you after?

Choose one in each row. The masons will match within the lot.

Colour
Wear
Size

Roughly how much, and when?

Optional, but it helps us hold enough from one lot.

40 m²
Timing
0lots on the yard
could suit your job.

Closest three below. A mason will check the rest against your answers.

    Please add your name.

    Enter an email address or a UK phone number.

    Enter a full UK postcode, for example YO62 4AB.

    We hold lots for seven days and reply within one working day. No mailing lists.

    Thank you. Your lots are on hold.

    This is a demo page for a made-up business, so nothing was actually sent.

    Lots held for seven days, freePhotographs of every piece on requestSamples posted for £12, refunded on order
    No. 04 · Where it went

    Stone that looks like it was always there.

    A few recent homes for our lots. The best compliment we get is that nobody can tell what is new.

    Honey-coloured stone cottage with roses around the door and a stone path
    i.A cottage path, North CotswoldsReclaimed York flags, 22 m², Lot 0388Lifted a concrete path and relaid in flags from a Halifax mill floor.
    Grass terraces held by long courses of old stone edging
    ii.Lawn terraces, WharfedaleReclaimed copings, 64 linear metresEdging for five grass terraces, all from one chapel boundary.
    Stone manor house seen along a gravel path between flowering borders
    iii.Garden walk, a Somerset manorWalling stone and dressed copingsMatched to the house by bed and tooling for a conservation builder.
    Weathered oak door in a Cotswold stone wall, reached by worn stone steps
    iv.Front steps, a market townTwo solid treads, Lot 0402Worn treads replaced with older ones, nosings rounded to match.
    Walled garden with box hedging and tulips in front of an old brick and stone wall
    v.A walled garden, ShropshireHand-dressed setts, 140 m²Sett paths between the parterres, laid by the client’s own team.
    No. 05 · Trade & conservation

    Stone for people who specify it.

    Garden designers, architects and conservation builders make up most of our work. We keep things simple for you.

    For builders & landscapers

    Trade account

    Thirty-day terms and lots held in your name while the client decides.

    • Trade pricing on every lot
    • Delivery booked to your programme
    • Crane offload on most loads
    For larger schemes

    Bulk lots

    Whole mill floors and street lifts, kept together so a scheme has one source and one look.

    • Lots from 200 m² upwards
    • Pallet lists with photographs
    • Forward reservations on incoming stone
    For listed & heritage work

    Matching service

    Send a photo and a small sample. We match by bed, colour, tooling and wear, then dress new or old stone to suit.

    • Written match notes for your officer
    • Source and provenance recorded
    • Masons on hand for templates

    Talk to the trade desk

    A mason who knows the stock will call you back, usually the same day.

    I am interested in

    Please add your name.

    Please add your practice or company.

    Enter a valid email address.

    Enter a UK phone number.

    Demo only. Nothing is sent from this page.

    Thank you. The trade desk has your details.

    This is a demo page for a made-up business, so nothing was actually sent.

    Two old trees against a tall weathered stone wall in soft light
    Map: the yard sits on Mill Lane, just south of Kelderby village, beside the River Kel. Kelderby RIVER KEL TO RIPON MILL LANE The yard N Not to scale
    No. 06 · Visit the yard

    Come and walk the stacks.

    Stone is easier to choose in daylight, in your hand. Wear sturdy boots, bring a photo of the house, and we will walk you round the lots that suit.

    Monday to Friday7.30am to 4.30pm
    Saturday8.00am to 12.30pm
    Sunday & bank holidaysClosed

    Hesketh & Marr, The Old Saw Mill, Mill Lane, Kelderby, North YorkshireKelderby is a made-up village. Phone 01632 960 614 · hello@example.com

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